| Its time to bust some myths related to Dry Suits | | | | Dry suits are not suitable for beginners - FALSE |
| and give you a great understanding of what they | | | | This is not correct, if your trained from day one |
| are. | | | | using a dry suit will come naturally and you will have |
| Dry suits keep you warm - FALSE! | | | | no issue. Dry suits are used by a wide range of |
| The dry suit itself will not actually keep you warm, | | | | divers from professional to beginners and are used |
| warmth is gained by what you wear underneath your | | | | based on environment rather than skill level. |
| dry suit. Typically people wear fleece or other | | | | If my dry suit gets a hole and floods, I'll be pulled to |
| garments to keep themselves warm. | | | | the bottom - FALSE |
| A dry suit can cause you to have an uncontrolled | | | | This is not true as by using Archimedes's Principle, |
| ascent - UNLIKELY | | | | when the dry suit takes on water you will only loose |
| Technically it is possible but quite unlikely, with proper | | | | a small amount of your total volume, your body/tank |
| training on the correct use of a wetsuit this should | | | | etc will still displace plenty of water, meaning you'll be |
| not happen. | | | | close to neutrally buoyant. |
| A dry suit will cause you dive 'feet up' - FALSE | | | | A dry suit is not really dry, its semi-dry - FALSE |
| Air will raise to the highest point in the confined | | | | There is really no such thing as a semi dry suit, you |
| space inside the dry suit, but with the correct training | | | | are either in a wetsuit or a dry suit. A dry suit is |
| divers are taught on controlling this. There are also | | | | meant to keep you totally dry, only if its poor fitting |
| products to assist in this such as gaiters. | | | | will water enter. |
| Dry suits are difficult to put on and remove - FALSE | | | | Dry suits require you to wear a lot more weight, and |
| Dry suits are no different to wearing a full wetsuit | | | | cause drag - FALSE |
| and with practice this will be simple, learn from others | | | | The drag caused by a well fitted, modern wetsuit is |
| on the simple methods and tips. | | | | almost negligible against the drag cause by all the rest |
| Neoprene makes better neck/wrist seals - FALSE | | | | of the diving gear being worn. The amount of weight |
| Neoprene seals are durable, they are much hard to | | | | will depend on the specific thermal requirements |
| get in and out of. When diving at depth neoprene | | | | needed (i.e. how the undergarments etc). |
| compresses and will not provide as good thermal | | | | Dry suits are only for extremely cold water - FALSE |
| insulation as other materials. Using a high quality latex | | | | A dry suit is for thermal protection, you can adjust |
| seal is the preferred material for most divers who | | | | its amount of thermal protection based on what |
| use dry suits, as they are more comfortable and if | | | | undergarments you wear. So therefore it can be |
| looked after right will last for years. | | | | worn in a range on water temperatures. |